The robe motif was initially adopted by Jim Dine in the 60’s after the artist saw a bathrobe advertisement in The New York Times Magazine. For Dine, the robe is a self-portrait; the outline of the garment echoes his physical presence and yet the banality of a nondescript everyday item creates an emotive personal portrayal; Jim Dine has consistently revisited this theme throughout his career, and this 2006 canvas is clearly an iconic example from this series.